An Universal History, from the earliest account of time to the present; compiled from original Authors and illustrated with maps, cuts, notes, chronological and other tables (The Ancient Part) FOLIO EDITION

by: Archibald Bower, John Campbell, George Psalmanazar, George Sale, George Shelvocke, John Swinton

Publication date: 1734

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An Universal History, from the earliest account of time to the present; compiled from original Authors and illustrated with maps, cuts, notes, chronological and other tables (The Ancient Part)

FOLIO EDITION

London, Dublin 1734-1744

An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present:
7 Volumes Folio

Compiled from original Authors; and illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, Chronological and other Tables.

Additions to the Universal History, in seven volumes, in folio.

[Plates and Maps.]
London, 1750

Contributors: Archibald Bower, John Campbell, George Psalmanazar, George Sale, George Shelvocke, John Swinton

The Modern Part of the Universal History, by the Authors of the Ancient Part

16 vols, folio, London, 1759.

THE CONTENTS OF THE UNIVERSAL HISTORY

(ANCIENT PART)

I. The cosmogony, general history of the world to the death of Abraham, and history of Egypt to Alexander the great.
II. III. IV. History of Moab, Ammon, Midian, Edom, Atnalek, Canaan, the Philistines, Syrians, Phoenicians, and Jews to the Babylonian captivity; of the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Phrygians; and an explanation of Solomon's temple and of the city of Jerusalem.
V. History of the Medes and Persians.
VI. History of the Celtes, Scythians, Mysians, Lydians, Lycians, Cicilians, the ancient kingdom of Argos, Attica, Boeotia and Thebes, Arcadia, Thessaly, Phocis, Corinth, Sparta, Elis, Aetolia, Locris, Doris, Achaia, and Athens.
VII. History of Sparta, Thebes, Achaia, Aetolia, Athens and Boeotia continued, Arcanania, Epirus, Ionia, the retreat of Xenophon, Sicily and Syracuse.
VIII. History of Rhodes, Crete, Cyprus, Samos, Proconnesus, Besbicus, Tenedos, Lesbos, Chios, Icaria, Patmos, Leros, Pharmecusa, Lade, Cos, islands in the Cretan sea, the Cyclades, Delos, Rhaenea, Scyrus, Sciathus, Peparethos, Icos, Halonnesus, Chyrse, Lemnos, Imbros, Thasos, Samo. thrace, Sason, Corcyra, Sybota, Leucas, Ithaca, Cephalonia, the Strophades, Cranae, Aegina, Salamis, Euboea, Atalanta, the islands Petlicae, and the Macedonians.
IX. History of the Seleucidae in Syria, Egypt, the Armenians, and the kingdom of Ponlus.
X. History of Cappadocia, Pergamus, Thrace, Epirus, Bithynia, Colchis, Iberia, Albania, Bosphorus, Media, Bactria, Edessa, Emessa, Adiabene, Elymais, Characene, Comagena, Chalcidene, and of the Jews from the Baby. Ionian captivity.
XI. History of the Parthians, Persians, and of Italy to the building of Rome.
XII. XIII. XIV. XV. History of Rome.
XVI. History of the Etruscans, and of the Eastern and Western Empire.
XVII. History of the Carthaginians.
XVIII. History of the Numidians, Mauritanians, Gaetulians, Melanogaetuli, Nigritae, Garamantes, Lybians, of Marmarica, Cyrenaica, Regio Syrtica, the Ethiopians, Arabs, of Nice, Trapezond, the Spaniards, and the Gauls to the Irruption of the Franks.
XIX. History of the Germans, of Britain, the Hunns, Goths, Vandals, Sueves, Franks, Burgundians, Alemans, Gepidae, Heruli, Marcomans, Quadians, Sarmatians, Dacians, Lombards, Bulgarians, and Ostrogoths.
XX. History of the Turks, Tartars, Moguls, Indians, and Chinese; with Dissertations on the Peopling of America, and the Independency of the Arabs.
XXI. Chronological Tables.

(MODERN PART)

I. II. III. History of the Arabians and Saracens.
IV. V. History of the Tartars and Persians,
VI. History of the Persians, and of Indostan.
VII. History of India beyond the Ganges, and Eastern Tartary.
VIII. History of China.
IX. History of Japan, and of the Portuguese and Spanish settlements in the East Indies.
X. History of the English and Dutch East India companies.
XI. History of other European settlements, Southern continent.
XII. XIII. History of the Turks, and of the dispersion of the Jews.
XIV. History of Egypt, and of the African islands.
XV. History of the Eastern coast of Africa,. and of the Hottentots.
XVI. History of the Western coast of Africa.
XVII. History of the remainder of the Western coast, in. terior countries. .
XVIII. History of the Northern coast of Africa.
XIX. History of Malta and Spain.
XX. XXI. History of Spain.
XXII. History of Portugal and Navarre.
XXIII. XXIV. XXV. History of France.
XXVI. History of the Papal territories.
XXVII. History of Venice.
XXVIII. History of Naples and Genoa.
XXIX. XXX. History of Germany.
XXXI. History of Holland.
XXXII. History of Denmark.
XXXIII. History of Sweden.
XXXIV. History of Poland and Prussia.
XXXV. History of Russia.
XXXVI. History of Florence.
XXXVII. History of the Northern states of Italy, Bologna, &c.
XXXVIII. History of the conquest of Mexico and Peru.
XXXIX. History of the Incas of Peru, Spanish and Portuguese settlements in North and South America, British settlements in North America, viz. Virginia, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New England, New York, New Jersey, and Canada.
XL. History of Canada, Louisiana, Carolina, Georgia, and Maryland.
XLI. History of Pennsylvania, Hudson's Bay, islands in the American West Indies, Bahama and Bermuda islands, and sequel to the history of Virginia.
XLII. History of Hungary, the modern Empire, Imperial cities, Bohemia, Saxony, Bavaria, Palatine, Electorate, Austria, Hanover, Brandenburgh, Mecklenburgh, sequel to the history of Spain, Portugal, France, and Germany.
XLIII. Conclusion, wherein the geography of the globe is considered in a new light, with a view to future discoveries.
XLIV. XLV. Index and Maps to the whole.

DETAILED CONTENTS

(ANCIENT PART)

1. Contains the Cosmogony; General History of the World till the Flood; from the Deluge to the Birth of Abraham; History of Egypt to the time of Alexander the Great.
2. History of Moab; Ammon; Midian or Madian; Edom ; Amalek; Canaan; of the Philistines; of the ancient Syrians; of the Phoenicians; of the Jews from the Birth of Abraham.
3. History of the Jews continued to the Babylonish Capitivity.
4. Explanation of Solomon's Temple and of Jerusalem, according to the Sacred Historians; History of the Assyrians; of the Babylonians; of the Phrygians.
5. History of the Medes; and of the Persians.
6. History of the Celtes; of the Scythians; of the Mysians; of the Lydians; of the Lycians; of the Cilcians; of the fabulous and heroic Times; of Argos; of Attica; of Boeotia and Thebes; of Arcadia; of Thessaly; of Phocis ; of Corinth ; of Lacedaemon of Sparta; of Elis; Ætolia, Locris, Doris, and Achaia; of Athens, from the establishing annual Archons to the Achaean League.
7. History of Sparta, from Lycurgus to its being joined by Philopoemen to the Achaeans; of Thebes, from the time of its becoming a Commonwealth to its Reduction by, and Peace with Philip of Macedon; of Achaia, AEtolia, and Athens, from the beginning of the Achaean League to the present time; of Boeotia; of Arcarnania; of Epirus; of Ionia; Retreat of Xenophon; History of Sicily; of Syracuse.
8. History of the Grecian Islands; and of the Macedonians.
9. History of Epypt, from the foundation of that Monarchy by Ptolemy Soter, to its being made a Roman Province ; of the Armenians; of the Kingdom of Pontus.
10. History of Cappadocia; of Pergamus; of Thrace; of the Kingdom of Epirus; of Bithynia; of Colchis; of Iberia; of Albania; of Bosporus; of Media; of Bactria; of Edessa; Emesa; of Adiabene; of Elymais; of Characene; of Commegene; of Chalcidene; of the Jews, from their Return from the Babylonish Captivity, to the Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian.
11. History of the Parthians, from Arsaces to the Recovery of the Kingdom by the Persians; of the Persians, from the Recovering the Empire from the Parthians, to their being subdued by the Arabs, according to the Greek and Latin authors; of the Persians, acording to the Oriental Historians; ancient state of Italy, to the building of Rome; Roman History, from Romulus to the burning of the City by the Gauls.
12–15. Roman History continued, from the Rebuilding of Rome to the Removal of the Imperial Seat to Constantinople, by Constantine the Great.
16. History of the Etruscans; Constantinopolitan History, from the Removal of the Imperial Seat to the Death of Julian; History of the Eastern and Western Empires, from the Death of Julian to the termination of the Western Empire under Augustulus; Constantinopolitan History, to the Death of Justinian the Great.
17. Constantinopolitan History, from the Death of Justinian to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, and the utter Destruction of the Roman Empire; History of the Carthaginians to the Destruction of Carthage by the Romans.
Universal History, continued.
18. History of the Numidians, to the Conquest of their Country by the Romans; of the Mauritanians, to the entire Reduction of their Country by the Romans; of the Gaetulians; of the Melanogaetuli, Nigritae, and Garamantes; of the Lybians of Marmarica; of Cyrenaica; of Regio Syrtica; of the Ethiopians; of the Arabs, and their ancient state to Mohammed; of Nice ; of Trapezond ; of the Spaniards; of the Gauls to the Irruption of the Franks.
19. History of the Ancient Germans to the breaking into the Roman Empire, Invasion of Gaul, and Expulsion out of it by the Franks; of Britain to its Desertion by the Romans, and the Invasion of the Angles and Saxons; of the Huns, till their settling in Hungary; of the Goths, till the settling of the Visigoths in Spain and the Ostrogoths in Italy; of the Wandals, till their settling in Spain and Africa; of the Sueves, till their settling in Spain; of the Franks, till their settling in Gaul; of the Burgundians; of the Alemans; of the Gepidae; Huruli; of the Marcomans; of the Quadians; of the Sarmatians; of the Dacians; of the Lombards; of the Bulgarians; of the Ostrogoths in ltaly; of the Lombards, from the death of Clephis, to Desiderius taken captive by Charlemagne
20. History of the Turks, Tartars, and Moguls; of the Indians; of the Chinese. Dissertation upon the Peopling of America; also upon the Independency of the Arabs.
21. Index and Maps to the whole. Chronological Tables.

(MODERN PART)

1. (Of Modern Part) contains the Life of Mahommed and History of the Arabs.
2. 3. History of the Arabs, continued. .
4. General History of the Turks, and the Empire founded by them in Tartary and Lower Asia: History of the Moguls and Tartars, from the time of Jenghiz Khan.
5. History of Jenghiz Khan's Successors in Tartary and China; in Krim Tartary and in Iran, or Persia at Large; of Timur Bek, or Tamarlane, and his Successors; and of the Shahs, reigning in Persia.
6. Shahs and Arab Kings in Persia: Turkmans and Usbeks; Description and History of Hindustan: and a Description of the Countries in the Hither Peninsula of India.
7. Description of the Countries in the Farther Peninsula of India, and History of the Eastern Tartars.
8. History of China.
9. History of Japan; History of the Commerce to, and Settlements in, the East Indies, by the several European Nations.
10. 11. History of the Commerce, &c. continued.
12. History of the Othman Empire.
13. History of the Othman Empire, continued; and the Dispersion of the Jews.
14. General Description and History of Africa.
Universal History, continued.
15. African History of Abissinia, Zanqueber, Quiloa, Melinda, Mozambic, Sofala, &c.; and History of the Hottentots.
16. History of Benguela, Angola, Congo, Loango, Benin, and the Slave Coast.
17. History of the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and the Interior Countries of Africa.
18. History of Barbary, Tremecen, Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Barca.
19. History of Malta; of the Kingdom of the Visigoths and Suevi, in Spain; and of the Kingdom of Oviedo and Leon.
20. History of Castile, and of Arragon.
21. History of Arragon continued; and of the Spanish Monarchy to the Accession of the Emperor Charles V.
22. History of Portugal; and of Navarre.
23. 24. History of France.
25. History of France continued, and of Italy.
26. History of Italy continued.
27. History of Venice.
28. History of Naples; and of Genoa.
29, 30. History of Germany.
31. History of the United Provinces.
32. History of Denmark.
33. History of Sweden.
34. History of Poland; of Lithuania; and of Prussia.
35. History of Russia.
36. History of Florence.
37. History of Bologna ; Parma and Placentia; Geneva; Milan; Modena and Ferrara ; Mantua; and Savoy.
38. 39.40, 41. History of America.
42. History of Hungary, Hanover, &c., with Supplements to other Histories.
43. Geography, &c., of the World.
44. Index and Maps to the whole.

Supplement contains Dissertations on the Reigns of the Kings of of Judah and Israel; on the Egyptian and Scythian History &c.; with Remarks on the body of the Work.

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Reviewer: fxbowman - - April 23, 2020
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It would have been very helpful if a "search" window was also applied here. If one wanted to search for a particular country's history now, he/she would need to go thru the whole set of volumes to gather the needs. A total waste of time.
Still - thank you for this set and for the work that has been put into it.

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